Window display fixture



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WINDOW DISPLAY FIXTURE Filed Oct. 5, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WW a 6 M J 6 5 ,0 6 w Hf 2 a [:07 W A: w 7 0 5 w 4 7 0 4 6 7 4 M, 4 4 M a, 4 W w E f A T 4 r 1 I! 10 5 1 C d, y W W 1 w I 6 fld y w w 5 m 0 1 WK m 1 m WITNESSES ATTORNEYS May 8, 1934. w. K. ROTH 1,957,475

WINDOW DISPLAY FIXTURE Filed Oct. 5, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May S, 1934 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE '7 Claims.

The invention relates to window display fixtures and has for an object to provide such a fixture which may be conveniently packed in a small space and which, when set up, will display a number of articles in desired positions relatively to each other.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window display fixture having telescoping legs and arms which permits the extension of the legs to operative position and which also permits the extension of the arms to positions where they may support articles as desired.

Still another object of the invention is to provide arms extending upwardly from the legs to support articles adjacent the bottom of the fixture.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for holding the legs and the arms in adjusted operative positions relatively to each other and also in closed positions.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following specification in which the preferred form of the invention is described.

In the drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts in all the views, of which Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the fixture in operative position,

Figure 2 is a sectional view on Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 the line 24 of of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view illustrating how one of the lateral arms may be used to support a handbag,

Figure 5 is a sectional view of one of the tubes, showing how the legs and arms are telescoped therein for shipment,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the construction of one of the arms, together with its mounting and the support carried thereby,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the leg and showing its connection with the tube together with its foot,

Figure 8 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 8-8 of Figure 7,

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional View illustrating one of the laterally extending arms and showing its connection with the tube, and

Figure 10 is a fragmentary sectional View illustratingthe manner in which the arm illustrated in Figure 9 may be held in rotated position as desired.

By referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figure 3, it wiil be seen that there is a central tube 11 with additional tubes 12 disposed therearound, there being six of these. additional tubes 12 which are secured to the central tube 11. One of the additional tubes, which is referred to by the reference character 12 is disposed immediately in front of the central tube 11, and. another of the additional tubes, which is referred to by the reference character 12 is disposed immediately in the rear of the central tube '11. As best shown in Figure 2, the tube 12 does not extend upwardly as far as the tube 11 and the tube 12 extends upwardly beyond the top of the tube 11. It will also be seen by referring to Figure 1, that the tubes 12 extend upwardly beyond the upper portions of the tubes 12 In the bottom of the central tube 11 there is a plunger 13 to which is pivoted a leg 14, there being a recess 15 forming a shoulder in the bottom of the tube 11 in which the leg 14 is normally disposed, as shown in Figure 7. There is an annular recess 16 in the plunger 13 in which is normally disposed a boss 17 on a spring 18 which is secured at 19 to the outer side of the tube 11, this boss 17 when disposed in the recess 16 serving to hold the plunger 13 in the position illustrated in Figure 7.

A tubular arm 20 is pivoted at 21 to the leg 14, the leg 14 having teeth 22 with which a spring 23 on the tubular arm 20 engages to hold the tubular arm 20 in adjusted position relatively to the leg 14, the leg 14 adjacent the pivot 21 normally resting on the base A, as shown in Figure 7. Slidably disposed in the tubular arm 20 there is a rod 24, there being apertures 26 in the tubular arm 20 in which a pin 27 may be disposed in adjusted position and under the bottom of the rod 24 for holding the rod 24 relatively to the leg 14 as desired. A foot 28 is pivoted at 29 to the leg 14. As will be seen by referring to Figure 8, preferably two legs are pivoted to the plunger 13 in the manner described, each of these legs being provided with the tubular arin 20, together with the rod 24, the means for securing the rod 24 in adjusted position relatively to the tubular arm 20 and the foot 28. As shown in Figure 8, the legs 14 are pivoted by means of a curved pin 30 which extends through apertures in lugs 31 integral with the plunger 13 and through apertures in the legs 14.

The legs 14 extending from the plunger 13 in the central tube 11 are disposed forwardly, as illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings. Similar plungers 13 are slidably disposed in the bottoms of the tubes 12 and 12, the legs extending from the plungers at the bottoms of the tubes 12 being referred to by the reference characters 1%. As will be seen by referring to Figure 3, these legs 14 are provided each with a foot 28, the tubular arms 20 and the rods 24. The arms 14 which extend from the plunger 13 at the bottom of the tube 12, are each provided with a foot 28, but the said arms 14 are not provided with the tubular arms 20 together with their rods 24. Itwill be seen by referring to the drawings that a support 32 is pivoted to each of the rods 24 and. that .120

the rods 24 may be rotated as desired to position the supports relatively to each other, as will be seen by referring to Figure 3, the rods 24 being rotatable in the tubular arms 20. At the top of each of the tubes 12*, 12 and 11 there is a plunger 33 to which is pivoted an arm 34, the arm 34 having teeth 35 with which engages a finger 36 on a spring 37 secured to the plunger, this means being provided for holding the arm 34 in adjusted position on the plunger 33, the plunger 33 having an annular recess 38 for receiving'a boss 39 on a spring 40 secured at 68 to the tube, this construction being provided to permit the radial movement of the arm 34 on the axis of the tube 12 to position the arm 34 as desired and also to hold the arm 34 in raised position as desired, a support 41 being pivoted at 42 to the arm 34 and the arm 34 having teeth 43 with which engages a spring arm 44 secured at 45 to the arm 34. There are horizontal supporting members 46 and 47 which are pivoted to the support 41, the supporting member 46 being pivoted at 48 and the supporting member 47 being pivoted at 49. Shoes or any desired articles may be mounted on the support 41 at the supporting members 46 and as will be readily understood.

Slidably disposed at the top of the tubes 12 and 12 there are plungers 50, each of which has an annular recess 51 in which is normally disposed a boss 52 on a spring 53 which is secured at 54 to the tube, there being a wrist member 55 pivoted to each of the plungers 50 and there being an arm 56 extending from each of the wrist members 55. Each of the arms 56 is supported on the wrist member by means of a tubular member 57, a pin 58 being disposed in the tubular member and being secured to the arms 56. The tubular member 57 has an aperture which registers with a threaded aperture in the wrist member 55, a screw 60 being disposed in the aperture in the tubular member 57 and meshing in the threaded aperture in the wrist member 55, the end of the screw 60 being disposed in an annular groove 59 in the pin 58. This construction secures the tubular member 57 and the pin 58 to the wrist member 55 and permits the pin 58 to rotate relatively to the wrist member 55 while preventing the pin 58 from moving outwardly therefrom. Secured to the pin 58 there are teeth 61 which are engaged by members 62 which permit the rotation of the pin 58 as desired, it being possible, however, by means of a member 63 projecting through an opening 64 in the tubular member 57 and to which the members 62 are secured, to lock the pin 58 against rotary movement when desired, so that, when the arm 56 has been adjusted in any desired position, it will not rotate further in either direction. Pivoted to each of the arms 56 there is an arm 65 and pivoted to each of the arms 65 there is a support 66.

When the fixture is not in use, it will be understood that the feet 28 may be moved in close proximity to the legs 14 and the rods 24 may be disposed well within the tubular arms 20, when the tubular arms 20 may be moved on their pivot into close proximity to the legs 14, when the plunger 13 may be permitted to slide in the tube so that the legs 14, the feet 28, the tubular arms 20 and the rods 24 will also be contained within the said tube,

In a similar manner the supporting members 46 and 47 may be moved on their pivots in alignment with the support 41, when the support 41 may be turned on its pivot against the arm 34, when the arm 34 may be moved into alignment with the tube 12 to permit the plunger 33 to slide within the tube, carrying with it the arm 34, the support 41 and the supporting members 46 and 47.

In a similar manner the support 66 may be moved on. its pivot into alignment with the arm 65, when the arm 65 may be moved against the arm 56, when the arms 56 and 65, together with the support 66, may be slid with the plunger 50 within the tube.

As shown in Figure 5, the tubes 12 are provided with spring presses bosses 67 which extend through apertures in the tubes for engaging the plungers at their annular recesses to hold the plungers with the arms, legs and associated parts in closed position.

What is claimed is:

l. A window display fixture having a tube, a plunger slidable in one end or" the tube, means for holding the plunger relatively to the tube, a leg pivoted to the plunger, an arm pivoted to the leg, means for holding the arm relatively to the leg, and a support mounted on the arm.

2. A window display fixture having a tube, a plunger slidable in one end of the tube, means for holding the plunger relatively to the tube, a leg pivoted to the plunger, an arm pivoted to the leg, means for holding the arm relatively to the leg, and a support pivoted to the arm.

3. A window display fixture having a tube, a plunger slidable in one end of the tube, means for holding the plunger relatively to the tube, a leg pivoted to the plunger, an arm pivoted to the leg, means for holding the arm relatively to the leg, a support pivoted to the arm, and a foot pivoted to the leg and depending therefrom.

4. A window display fixture having a tube, a plunger slidable in the tube, means for holding the plunger relatively to the tube, a leg pivoted to the plunger, a tubular arm pivoted to the leg, means for holding the arm relatively to the leg, a rod slidable in the tubular arm, means for holding the rod relatively to the tubular arm, and a support pivoted to the rod.

5. A window display fixture having a tube, a plunger slidable in the tube, means for holding the plunger relatively to the tube, a leg pivoted to the plunger, a tubular arm pivoted to the leg, means for holding the arm relatively to the leg, a rod slidable in the tubular arm, means for holding the rod relatively to the tubular arm, a support pivoted to the rod, and a foot pivoted to the leg between the leg pivot and the tubular arm.

6. A window display fixture having a standard, means slidably adjustable on the standard, a leg pivoted to said means, an arm pivoted to the leg, means for holding the arm relatively to the leg, and a support mounted on the arm.

'7. A display fixture, including a plurality of tubular supports, a base on which said supports are mounted, means securing said supports in assembled relation, an arm carried by each of said supports, and means secured to each of said arms for carrying an article of merchandise, said last means and the arms being swingable in order to be moved to retracted positions within said supports respectively.

WILLIAM K. ROTH. 

